Philip Morris International Hiring for IMS Executive Mexico City, Mexico Operations Job at Ciudad de México Full Time

Under supervision of IMS Procurement Mexico Lead, the right candidate will lead the sourcing activities for assigned categories (average 20 USD Mio USD/year), both products and/or services, to achieve the best value for the company and minimize risks towards PMI for the local market while ensuring company quality standards are met.

Tasks to be fulfilled by this position include: understand and align business needs with budget owners (demand management) contributing to the functional strategies in sourcing products/services; clarifying with the internal customers their requirements in terms of specifications; conducting market intelligence to identify relevant suppliers; conducting RFIs, RFPs and RFQs processes, as well as negotiations with suppliers; coordinating the preparation and review of contracts together with local Legal department; monitoring supplier performance according to standards/criteria defined in the contracts; improving supplier performance by defining and recommending corrective action plans; identifying and reporting on products/services which can be synergized to a regional/global level (PMI Procurement Centers in Lausanne/Madrid).

ACCOUNTABILITIES
Review and/or define together with customers their business requirements in terms of products/services needs and related standards of quality in order to establish the appropriate sourcing strategy for the assigned category.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Conduct market intelligence activities (including Request for Information) to improve knowledge of available products, services and suppliers on the market.

PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIER BASE ANALYZING
Analyze current products/services portfolio and supplier base in order to identify cost savings and synergy opportunities and further consolidate the sourcing strategy of the Purchasing function.

LOCAL PURCHASING ACTIVITIES
Liaise with LA&C peers, Commercial and Operations category managers to determine which products/services can be synergized and ensure local purchasing activities are complying with PMI-29.

QUALITY OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Identify appropriate products/services and preferred suppliers based on defined standards of quality and cost savings targets.

NEGOTIATIONS:
Conduct RFPs (Request for Proposals), RFQs (Request for Quotation) and negotiations with suppliers to address the defined cost saving targets and standards of quality of products/services to be purchased while streamlining the supplier base.

BIDDINGS:
Conduct competitive bidding (whenever required) through PMI´s sourcing application, SCOUT.

SUPPLIER CONTRACTS REVIEWING:
Coordinate the preparation and/or review of supplier contracts with Legal department and budget owner´s department.

SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE:
Support supplier performance assessment by budget owner based on KPIs defined in the contracts, report on issues and recommend appropriate corrective action plans. Improve business relationship with internal customers and suppliers by conducting regular reviews to ensure customer requirements are communicated to suppliers and expected targets in terms of performance and products/services quality are met.

EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum 3 years of experience in Procurement for Commercial Deployment, Sales, Marketing and/or Supply Chain categories with exposure to a multinational environment, preferably within a FMCG company.
Conversational English is a must. Flexibility to quickly adapt to changing business priorities, curiosity to learn, desire to drive our performance to higher standards, agility, and strong customer focused energy is expected.
Our Procurement team fosters excellence in execution and is comprised of dedicated people all working together to continue to grow our status as industry leaders. You will have the chance to build your professional expertise, business understanding, and leadership capabilities in a collaborative, challenging and results-oriented environment.